Stars' Strange Side Businesses

Strangest Celebrity Businesses

Celebrities may be rich, but that doesn't stop many of them from branching out into other fields in order to make a quick buck. Check out some of Hollywood's oddest side businesses. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos by Getty Images)

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Celebrities may be rich, but that doesn't stop many of them from branching out into other fields in order to make a quick buck. Check out some of Hollywood's oddest side businesses. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photos by Getty Images)

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They're best known as the teen band Hanson, but brothers Zac, Taylor and Isaac Hanson are now in the adult beverage business. Last year, the trio released a pale ale called Mmmhops through their Hanson Brothers Beer Company business. The title of the brew is, of course, a parody of their hit 1996 song "Mmmbop." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by David Becker/Getty)

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Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman is best known for rock and roll, but his side business can help you find heavy metal. A metal-detecting enthusiast, Wyman collaborated with C.Scope to create the Bill Wyman Signature Detector, a lightweight metal detector designed to suit users of all ages. The rocker has also wrote a book about his adventures in scavaging, entitled "Bill Wyman's Treasure Island." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Fred Duval/Getty)

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Where does rapper Akon get all his flashy jewelry? Probably from his very own South African diamond mine, which he's owned since 2007. When asked about the subject of South African "blood diamonds" (a.k.a "conflict diamonds"), Akon reportedly told The Independent newspaper, "I don't even believe in conflict diamonds. That's just a movie." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty)

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Guitar legend Carlos Santana is always well dressed on stage, but who knew he is also in the fashion business off stage? Santana partners with Brown Shoe Company for a line of women's footwear called Santana by Carlos Santana, which offers everything from heels and sandals to boots and wedges. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty)

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Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal released a line of vodka called "Luv Shaq" in 2013. Unfortunately, basketball and nutritional facts don't go hand-in-hand. O'Neal found himself in hot water for advertising the booze as being healthier than other brands because it is gluten-free. Why the controversy? All vodka is gluten-free. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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He starred in "Waterworld," but who knew Kevin Costner had such a connection with the sea? In 1995, after purchasing a patent from the U.S. government, the actor began developing oil separation machines with a company called Ocean Therapy Solution. After the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP purchased several of Costner's machines in order to manage the disaster for a reported $52 million. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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Kim Basinger had big dreams for the town of Braselton, Georgia, when she bought it for $20 million in 1989. The actress wanted to turn the town, located 50 miles north of Atlanta, into a tourist attraction complete with its own film festival. Sadly, Kim's lofty dreams never came to fruition and she ended up selling the town a few years later... for a major loss. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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The Donald knows real estate, reality television and business, so why not add meat to that list? In 2006, Trump teamed with The Sharper Image to hawk a line of eponymous, mail-order steaks. Unfortunately for Donald, "The World's Greatest Steaks" are no longer on the store's menu. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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Nicky Hilton's attempt to open a luxury hotel in Miami, complete with Roberto Cavalli-designed guest rooms, should not have been too difficult thanks to her family connections in the hotel world. Sadly, the socialite's lack of business knowledge and a declining economy led to the demise of Hilton's hotel dreams and a nasty lawsuit. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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Paul Newman's famous salad dressing line has been a staple in grocery stores for so long that it no longer seems odd, but an A-list celebrity coming out with a line of salad dressings? That is certainly out of the ordinary. Can you imagine Johnny Depp's Dressings? We can't. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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Professional tennis star Venus Williams decided to branch out of sports and start her very own business. In 2002, she founded and currently serves as the CEO for a Florida-based interior design firm called V Starr Interiors. The strange part? Williams didn't get her degree in Fashion Design until 2007, five years after starting the business. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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Former "Melrose Place" star Andrew Shue is neither a mom nor a blogger, but that didn't stop him from making money off of both. Shue helped create a social networking site for moms called CafeMom, where they can share stories, tips and more. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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The last item one would associate with supermodel Heidi Klum is food, so what exactly prompted her get into the snack food industry? Just off the major success of "Project Runway," Klum came out with her very own line of fruit snacks. The treats, called Heidi's Fruit Flirtations, were packaged with a giant picture of Klum's face and marketed as "healthy." Too bad consumers realized eating high-sugar snacks loaded with carbs was not the best way to get Heidi's body. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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Quick, name the first thing that comes to your head when you think of Joe Jackson. Soccer-themed grills, right? Jackson must have had the same idea, because he teamed up with several soccer players to promote a line of grills in anticipation of the 2010 World Cup. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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Kim Zolciak from "Real Housewives of Atlanta" wasn't the first celebrity to come out with her own line of wigs. Legendary sex symbol Raquel Welch was way ahead of Kim's game, creating her own line and making a killing. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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Are you in the market for a KISS-themed casket? Well, look no further, because KISS's Gene Simmons has you covered. Simmons started selling KISS-themed coffins — better known as KISS Kaskets — on the internet in early 2001 for about $5,000 a pop. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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In the least surprising entry on this list, former Playboy bunny Kendra Wilkinson decided to come out with a line of stripper poles. The catch? She sold them in a bundle with a workout video, marketing the package as a "sports pole." We wonder what little Hank Jr. will think when he learns how to Google. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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In 2011, rapper MC Hammer announced plans to launch a new search engine called WireDoo. The site is meant to compete with similar search engines like Google and Bing, but hasn't gotten off the ground. Maybe it will take off if users get a free copy of "Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em" after every search. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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Natalie Portman is an amazing actress who is passionate about animal rights, which prompted her to create a vegan-friendly footwear line. The problem? A pair of Natalie's animal-friendly shoes cost $200! Easy on the animals, but not so easy on the wallet. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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Marilyn Manson can be described as many things. Creepy. Talented. Strange. But did you know he could also be called business-savvy? After discovering absinthe, a green liquor that was previously banned in the United States, Manson decided to produce his very own version of the drink. The result was a 133-proof beverage called "Mansinthe," which is produced in Switzerland and can only be purchased online. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo by Getty Images)

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